Allan Baird

Allan Baird was a leader of the Teamsters union in San Francisco, California during the 1970s. In 1973, Baird decided to strike against the Coors beer distributor for refusing to sign a union contract, and he gained the support of gay rights activist Harvey Milk and his activist group. Milk and his followers made sure that gay bars did not use Coors, causing for the company to run into financial troubles; in exchange, the Teamsters hired openly gay drivers for the first time.